Ball point pen ink



Patented Feb. 12, 1952 Q UNITED STATES PATENT, Torsion .sive odor whichis known to cause nausea in some BALL POINT PEN INK SandorBernfeld, Bernard Bomse, and Sylvain Scharfspitz, New York, N. Y.

No Drawing. Application December 16, 1949,

' Serial No. 133,496 '1' 2 Claims. (01. 106--27) 1 v This invention relates to a liquid cream per- 'Cholester0l (Cz'z HisOH) fumed ink for ball point pens. Styrax gum In recent'years the ball point pen has attained Aniline coloring (a. blue, a. brown, a. red or great favor as a writing instrument, but the the like).

cream inks generally used in such ball point pens 5 have such an offensive odor that the popularity th of such pens is slowly waning due to that oflen- 8 above mgredlents has an odor which is pleasing and yet the ink will have all of the persons features of permanence desired in such an ink.

The present invention proposes an improved l0 f i l I ink for ball point pens which is perfumed giving In accordance with one method of carrying out it a pleasant odor which will not be offensive to the process of the present invention, there is the user and which has all of the properties of produced an ink for ball point pens having usual permanence found in the cream inks now genel" drying qualities by mixing together in a suitable a used in bijiu Point Pensreceptacle the following ingredients Another ob ect of the present invention proposes a perfumed cream ink for ball point pens grams of Wafer which may be made in a variety of different 90 grams of Stearm the basic formula.

colors by changing the coloring matter used in 59 grams of glyferine Solution) 100 grams of triethanolamine Still further the present invention proposes an To insure thorough jntermjxing f the above improv p r m nk r a l p in n w h gredients they are brought to a rapid boil for a is c pound of at r, st ar n, sly rin tr period of one mintue and then allowed to cool. ethanolamine, alcohol, lanolin, tolu balsam, mus- Th is ix d t ther in an ther receptacle cone, ambrette, patchouli, cholesterol, Styrax gum and aniline coloring matter in such proportions that an ink is obtained which will 38 grams g f (96% mum) readily flow from conventional ball point pens 20 grams F during writing, which will have an affinity for grams O u a Sam all papers, cloth, wood and other surfaces upon 30 grams 0 muscone the following ingredients:

which it might be desired to write. grams i f It is a further object of the present invention 2 grams? 0 to vary the formula in a manner to produce an grams 0 c 0 es em 50 grams of Styrax gum ink which will have usual drying qualities or to produce an ink which will have quick drying 400 grams of aniline coloring (a. blue, a. brown,

qualifies a. red or the like).

For further comprehension of the invention, The ingredients are placed in the receptacle in and of the objects and advantages thereof, referthe order set forth and then the entire contents ence will be had to the following description and are placed in a hot bath with gentle stirring unto the appended claims in which the various novel til all of the contents are thoroughly dissolved, features of the invention are more particularly which takes about one-half hour. Solution two set forth. is then poured, while stillhot from the hot bath,

The improved liquid cream perfumed ink for into solution one and the two solutions are thorball point pens, according to the present invenoughly mixed together and then allowed to cool. tion, is compounded of the following ingredients: The resulting ink is then ready to be used in ball Water point pens.

stearin (CMHHOOB) It is appreciated of course, that the aniline col- Glycerine (36% solution) oring is selected in accordance with the color of Triethanolamine (CGHIENOD the ink that it is desired to produce.

Alcohol (96% solution) Example II %:fi? g; There is mixed together in a suitable recep- Muscone (C1 611300) tacle, the following ingredients:

Ambrette (musk seed) 4800 grams of water Patchouli (Perfume essence) grams of stearin The cream ink resulting from the mixture of be understood that we do not limit ourselves to 50 grams of glycerine (36% solution) 100 grams of triethanolamine.

To insure thorough intermixing of the above ingredients they are brought to a rapid boil for a period of one minute and then allowed to cool.

There is mixed together in another receptacle the following ingredients:

1200 grams of alcohol(96% solution) 100 grams of lanolin 20 grams of tolu balsam 30 grams of muscone 50 grams of ambrettc 50 grams of patchoull 2 grams of cholesterol 50 grams of Styrax gum 400 grams of aniline coloring (a. blue, a. brown,

a. red or the like).

The ingredients of receptacle two are placed in that receptacle in the order set forth and then the entire contents are placed in a hot bath with gentle stirring until all of the contents are thoroughly dissolved, which takes about one-half hour. The contents of the second receptacle, 2 while still hot from the hot bath, is then poured *into the contents of the first receptacle and the solution are then thoroughly mixed together and allowed to cool. The resulting ink is then ready to be used in a ball point pen and will have CAD .quicker drying qualities than the ink produced in accordance with Example 1.

While we have illustrated and described the preferre'd'embodiments of our invention, it is to the precise constructions herein disclosed and the right is reserved to all changes and modifications coming within the scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim as new and desire to secure by United States Letters Patent is:

- 1. A perfumed ink for ball point pens, comprising 5000 grams of water, 50 grams of stearin.

50 grams of glyoerine, 100 grams of triethanol- 45 4 amine, 1000 grams of alcohol, 100 grams of lanolin, grams of tolu balsam, grams of muscone, grams of ambrette, 50 grams of patchouli, 2 grams of cholesterol, 50 grams of 5 Styrax gum and 400 grams of aniline coloring matter.

2. A perfumed ink for ball point pens, comprising water in an amount of irom'4800 to 5000 grams, alcohol in an 'amountto make the combined weight of the water 6000 grams;

50 grams of stearin 50' grams of glycerin grams of triethanolamine 100 gramsof lanolin 20 grams of tolu balsam 30 grams of muscone 50 grams of ambrette 50grams of patchoull 2 grams of cholesterol 50grams of Styrax gum and 400 grams of aniline coloring matter.

SANDOR 'BERNFELD.

BERNARD BOMSE. SYLVAIN SCHZARFSPITZ.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

OTHER REFERENCES Lindsly et al., Chemical Industries, July 1948, pp. 50 and 57. 

2. A PERFUMED INK FOR BALL POINT PENS, COMPRISING WATER IN AN AMOUNT OF FROM 4800 TO 5000 GRAMS, ALCOHOL OF THE AMOUNT TO MAKE THE COMBINED WEIGHT OF THE WATER 6000 GRAMS, 500 GRAMS OF STEARIN 50 GRAMS OF GLYCERIN 100 GRAMS OF TRIETHANOLAMINE 100 GRAMS OF LANOLIN 20 GRAMS OF TOLU BALSAM 30 GRAMS OF MUSCONE 50 GRAMS OF AMBRETTE 50 GRAMS OF PATCHOULI 2 GRAMS OF CHOLESTEROL 50 GRAMS OF STYRAX GUM AND 400 GRAMS OF ANILINE COLORING MATTER. 